Great Shatranj

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The opening position for Great Shatranj.

Rules

Great Shatranj is played on a 10x8 board White moves first. White and black begin the game with 2 Knights (N)
White and black begin the game with 1 General (G)
White and black begin the game with 1 Minister (M)
White and black begin the game with 1 High Priest (H)
White and black begin the game with 2 Elephants (E)
White and black begin the game with 2 Woodys (W)
White and black begin the game with 0 Soldiers (S)
White and black begin the game with 1 King (K)
White and black begin the game with 10 Pawns (P)
The King is a royal piece (king).

Objectives

The game is won:

• If the enemy king is check-mated.

The game is a draw:

• If the enemy king is stale-mated.
• If the enemy only has a king left and cannot take your last piece
• If the same position occurs for the third time.
• If no progress has been made for 50 consecutive moves.
• If there is insufficient material to mate the enemy king.

Movement of the pieces

Knight (N)
The Knight moves and captures as a leaper (marked •). Betza description: N
General (G)
The General moves and captures as a leaper (marked •). Betza description: WFDA
Minister (M)
The Minister moves and captures as a leaper (marked •). Betza description: NWD
High Priest (H)
The High Priest moves and captures as a leaper (marked •). Betza description: NFA
Elephant (E)
The Elephant moves and captures as a leaper (marked •). Betza description: FA
Woody (W)
The Woody moves and captures as a leaper (marked •). Betza description: WD
Soldier (S)
The Soldier moves and captures as a leaper (marked •). Betza description: K
King (K)
The King moves and captures as a leaper (marked •). Betza description: K
Pawn (P)
The Pawn moves as a stepper (marked •). The Pawn captures as a stepper (marked ×). Betza description: fmWfcF The Pawn cannot move back to the square it came from. The Pawn can promote to a Knight, General, Minister, High Priest, Elephant, Woody or Soldier.

Promotion

Promotions are allowed when a piece moves into or out of the promotion zone.

Pawn (P)
The Pawn must promote when it reaches one of the squares marked with •. The Pawn can promote to a Knight, General, Minister, High Priest, Elephant, Woody or Soldier.